Temporary accounts are added to the system when a student is unable to register (due to tuition waiver, waitlist, etc...) and the instructor would like for them to have access. To add a manual temporary account in Blackboard, click the System Admin tab and then under Users click Users. Click + Users and then create the new manual account.
Personal Information: fill in the first and last name and email address.
Account Information: fill in Username with first/last name as the username (i.e. janedoe) and the password will be tccbb.
Skip down to
Institution Roles and add the appropriate role some examples would be faculty, guest, prospective student and click the direction button to fill in the primary institution role. Finally,
System Roles and choose from one or more of the available roles. The manual role should always be chosen as it allows the user to change their password.
Send these log in instructions to the new manual user and let them know this is temporary account and that all information associated with this temporary will be deleted when this account is removed. Please keep this email. Since you have been manually added, you will need to use the manual log in link to access Blackboard. Your username is your first/last name, janedoe and your temporary password is tccbb. Here is the link that you will use to login to Blackboard: http://my.tacomacc.net/tccapps/owaprecheck/bblogin.aspx
Guest Accounts
The difference between a temporary account and a guest account is that a guest account is requested by the instructor to allow guests to view his/her class or to see his/her class from a student's perspective. Guest accounts are identified by this naming convention: Guest+Last name. To add a guest account in Blackboard, click the System Admin tab and then under Users click Users. Click + Users and then create the new guest account.
Personal Information: First name will be Guest and Last name will be the last name of the instructor requesting the guest account.
Account Information: fill in Username with guest + last name as the username (i.e. guestdoe) and the password will be tccbb.
Skip down to number 4 "Institution Roles".
Institution Roles: Add the guest and click the direction button to fill in the primary institution role.
System Roles: Choose from one or more of the available roles. The manual role should always be chosen as it allows the user to change their password.
Send these log in instructions to the instructor who requested the guest account. Please keep this email Since you have been manually added, you will need to use the manual log in link to access Blackboard. Your username is "guest" + last name,guestdoe and your temporary password is tccbb. http://my.tacomacc.net/tccapps/owaprecheck/bblogin.aspx
Note: Never create guest accounts for anyone other than the instructor.
Re-Integration Procedures
Click the System Admin tab and then choose Users.
Enter the last name of the user you wish to re-integrate.
Click the Modify button and check all enrollments associated with the user's last name.
Print the page to make sure after integration, you can re-enroll into courses, if necessary.
click users again and check the name box and click remove.
This should be done just before noon or 6 pm so there will be little or no disruption of service to this account.
Temporary Accounts
Temporary accounts are added to the system when a student is unable to register (due to tuition waiver, waitlist, etc...) and the instructor would like for them to have access. To add a manual temporary account in Blackboard, click the System Admin tab and then under Users click Users. Click + Users and then create the new manual account.Guest Accounts
The difference between a temporary account and a guest account is that a guest account is requested by the instructor to allow guests to view his/her class or to see his/her class from a student's perspective. Guest accounts are identified by this naming convention: Guest+Last name. To add a guest account in Blackboard, click the System Admin tab and then under Users click Users. Click + Users and then create the new guest account.Re-Integration Procedures
- Click the System Admin tab and then choose Users.
- Enter the last name of the user you wish to re-integrate.
- Click the Modify button and check all enrollments associated with the user's last name.
- Print the page to make sure after integration, you can re-enroll into courses, if necessary.
- click users again and check the name box and click remove.
This should be done just before noon or 6 pm so there will be little or no disruption of service to this account.